Pumpkin Gingerbread Smoothie

October 12, 2011Angela (Oh She Glows)

by Angela (Oh She Glows) on October 12, 2011

A Long Weekend Hangover (LWH): describes the sum of unpleasant physiological and psychological effects following a holiday long weekend, such as Thanksgiving. The LWH is especially hard to recover from if you were drinking red wine like juice, eating Pumpkin Pie Brownies like vegetables, and singing Moves Like Jagger 14 times during a 3 hour drive.

Hangover symptoms may persist for several days after pumpkin pie was last consumed. Scratchy Throat Syndrome (otherwise known as singing Moves Like Jagger 14 times), may require strange green drinks for relief.

Repeat as necessary.

The Long Weekend Hangover may also be present in animals, most notably the cantankerous feline species. Hibernation under dining room tables may result for up to 72 hours. Cat treats, when left on the chair but not hand fed, are encouraged if not essential for total recuperation. Do not disturb feline or Stink Eye may occur.

For complete recovery from LWH, ingesting pumpkin first thing in the morning is necessary or withdrawal symptoms may persist.

Recommended Dosage: Pumpkin Gingerbread in smoothie form until symptoms dissipate or until the next long weekend, whichever comes first.

Looks delicious! I did something similar a couple of weeks ago and topped it off with a bit of coconut whipped cream. mm-mm. I can relate to the LWH, my gosh it’s hard to get back into the swing of things.
I ended up making the pumpkin pie we were talking about last week AND included avocado! I was so nervous putting it in the processor, but I did it anyways and it turned out perfectly, mind you it is no bake. Just posted the recipe today, if you’re interested: http://www.healthfulpursuit.com/2011/10/no-bake-pumpkin-tarts/

I don’t know about genius… Or, maybe I’m tiptoeing between genius and insane. The verdict is still out on that one :P Next step is to try it with a baked pumpkin pie like you did… eak! Hope you’re having a fantastic day :)

We enjoy the cider mill too. This year we drove the motorcycle and didn’t have room for a lot of stuff to bring home. I think we got a quart of cider lol and any dotuns we got were basically crumbs :) Still a fun day

Wish you had posted this yesterday so it could have made my epic mile long vegan recipe round up! However, combining the two quintessential holiday flavors in smoothie form is puer genious … and pure yumness. Thanks Ang!

Having three cats of my own, I’m used to the Stink Eye! My Roxy is an expert: Flickr photo. :)

I think I must be the only person who hasn’t heard that “Moves Like Jagger” song! The curse of listening to too much Pandora and Spotify custom playlists (I’m on a Ben Folds kick now), I suppose. Also, that smoothie looks delicious! Makes me wish I was home instead of at work… :(

1) Your cat is stunning!
2) You said stink eye…I thought it was only us and Hawaiians that used that term! :-)
3) I literally twitched with excitement seeing the title of the post. Yep, I’m makin’ this bad boy!!

Arguing with my cat this morning. He insists the words are “moves like jaguar”! Pulled up the lyrics on my computer to prove him wrong, and he says “I can’t read the screen without my glasses, and unfortunately my glasses are broken”. I’m thinking someone is just a sore loser.

I’m a with you on the hangover. Except mine is a long vacation hangover. 2 weeks in Italy and my body is so tired and confused it doesn’t know which way is up! Lots of green smoothies, for sure! My latest was with butternut squash – Delish!

Are you still doing the no-gluten thing? If so you want to be sure to get gluten-free oats. Just saying because a there’s a lot of misinformation about there about oats being gluten-free, but unless they are certified, they can have gluten from cross-contamination. So be careful!

Hahaha — I think I had a case of the LWH too! Usually my husband swears by the strangely sticky & sweet orange drink from McDonalds as his “cure all” (this stems back from some long ago college nights) but I’m thinking this smoothie would definitely be a better choice (for me anyways LOL)!

I am OBSESSED with your pumpkin recipes! funny story…my friend just texted me saying she wanted to tell me about this one oh she glows butternut squash vegan mac and cheese recipe….little did she know I already made it last week :) DELISH

OOOOOH!! You just inspired me to make your squash vegan mac & cheeze this week using pumpkin instead of butternut squash, can’t wait!! I am also loving your recipes … I can’t have ANY kind of dairy because of allergies and love vegan recipes … I’m about 60% vegan I think. Thank you very much for sharing your story, very inspiring!!, and the FOOD!!! It’s hard to get my husband to like non-dairy food, but your blog has helped so much!! He absolutely loves the Pumpkin Gingerbread with Spiced Buttercream … he couldn’t even tell it was vegan, that’s a feat unto itself!!! Thank you so much!!

I’m definitely going to try this smoothie tomorrow. Also, was wondering which green monster is in the picture above, it looks thicker than the other green monster recipes you’ve posted and was wondering what the recipe is because it looks delectable!! Please share.

I have been reading your blog for a little while now (and I absolutely love it!!) seriously though, don’t tell anyone but your blog is definately my favorite. shhh.
This post literally made me laugh out loud! and that smoothie looks delicious. By the way, I made your basic cheese sauce the other day. ohhh myyy wooorddd. so good. you have brought cheezy goodness back into this lactose intolerant girls life. and I am eternally grateful.

Oh my gosh, I now have a serious hankering for a pumpkin smoothie. This sounds and looks so yummy. I love that you incorporated some oats into too. More like a bowl of oatmeal in smoothie form. I’ll definitely be making this one ASAP, especially since I just bought a huge stash of canned pumpkin from Costco yesterday! Orange skin, here I come :)
Thanks for another great recipe yet again

I am still recovering from an extra-LWH – I don’t work on Tuesdays so that means long weekends always get extended by one day! In fact, I don’t work Thursdays either so I win no matter what day the long-weekend falls on :)

On a pumpkin related note – I made your pumpkin cinnamon rolls on this particular long weekend and my family and I thank you! It took most of the day but the smell in the house was awesome – I even told my husband he wasn’t allowed to cook the salmon is originally planned for supper because I didn’t want the smell to go away!

Whew! With you there 100%. What a Thanksgiving weekend… definitely time to detox and get back into the regular swing of things and what better way to kick it off than with this? Pumpkin is the blood of autumn. Loves it!

PS – I was fixated by photos of your cat – sooo gorgeous! What breed is she/he?

Thank goodness this post made me realize that I should give myself a break from mental scourging whenever I feel an LWH. It is normal to have a holiday! Haha :D

I’m seriously in love with your smoothie. Like whoa.

PS – Thanks for introducing me to blackstrap molasses through your post on the oats version of Iron Woman Smoothie. It is now a pantry staple that I am absolutely a sucker for, second only to cinnamon haha :D

Hi Angela, I’ve never had a pumpkin smoothie before and I’m a little scared to try it! I’ve seen them around… maybe I should give them a shot. This one certainly looks intriguing!

I had a question for you as a fellow blogger — I’m curious as to why your posts don’t have date stamps. I see them when they are thumbnails and I’m scrolling through the archives, but not in the full view of a post, as in if I click a post that is linked from another post I can’t see the date when it was written. Is there any reason for that? Playing detective I’m guessing the first commenter is writing on the same day, but I thought maybe there was a reason for omitting the date in the post itself. Thanks so much, love the blog!

Angela I am sick and very sleepy and this is the first time I’ve posted but I must say I LOVE YOU!!! You are wonderful and inspirational….
And I’m so happy it’s fall and time to drink pumpkin smoothies again a-la-Angela!
Keep up the awesome work woman!

What a great smoothie! I think I’ll have that as my dessert tonight! I made your Pumpkin Butter last night and it turned out great! It seems your Pumpkin Butter is all over the blog world! Thanks for the recipes!

Need … pumpkin … now! I made this right away and yum,yum. This is the best! It’s a healthy pumpkin pie in a glass! My 9-year-old also gives it high marks. I wish we had all day to just make your recipes. Haven’t found anything I don’t like!

Pumpkin is my happiness during fall season, and this smoothie looks amazingly good! Definitely trying it here.
Now Angela, I know that is not the topic of the post, but your “green drink” picture looks so creamy and delicious, would you mind sharing with me? I love green smoothies!
Thanks
Ana

Hi Angela,
I couldn’t help but laugh at the picture of your cat. I have a Bengal as well and mine loves to sleep on the dinning room chairs under the table. There are days when I can not find him and realize that I didn’t check his other sleeping spot ;0)

Hi Angela :)
Well, I just wanted to post because I have been following you for a while your recipes are delicious by the way) and now I am sitting here drinking a pumpkin mollasses smoothie( with kale!) and figured I should thank you :)
so thank you for your delicious recipes, for getting me into veganism and running, AND helping me to start to overcome my ED.
Love,
Kaitlyn

Angela, I had some leftover pumpkin from making your delicious Pumpkin Gingerbread with Spiced ‘Buttercream’ (first time, and the loaf was sooo mosit and flavorful!), and was saving it for your addicting Pumpkin Pie Banana Chunk Cookies until I came across this smoothie. I have not met a recipe of yours that I didn’t adore. I am normally a cereal girl, but made this smoothie this morning and it is now in my top 3 smoothie recipes. I couldn’t believe how thick and doughy the consistency was, and the flavor is spot-on with a pumpkin pie. I can’t wait to make it again! Now to get myself to the store to stock-up again……

This smoothy looks so yummy (as do your other smoothies) but do you think this has enough staying power to drink as a breakfast? I find that the more ingredients I add to a smoothie it’s very easy to clock in at a lot of calories. I’m one of those people who want a smoothie but I don’t want to add the 3 T of peanut butter when your adding so many other things. Does that make sense? lol

You said with the protein powder it was quite filling. There’s no protein powder in the recipe. Do you typically add protein powder to all your smoothies, even if it’s not listed in the recipe? How much do you add? Vanilla or plain?

I think I’ve already commented once before on this post but I’m enjoying a pumpkin gingerbread smoothie right this minute and oh my stars….super delicious….I love the addition of the molasses….thank you!!!!!!

Pretty much anything with pumpkin is going to make me drool over it. We at Skinnyfat have gotten into the spirit with chocolate chunk pumpkin bars and pumpkin brownies. I think I’m going to make this next because it looks and sounds fantastic!

I am allergic to bananas and I believe most (if not all) of the shakes have banana in them. Any ideas of what I can do to replace the banana? There is just nothing like a banana and leaving it out just doesn’t do the trick!

I made this like it was going out of style back when you posted it in 2011. Then I got pregnant and got too lazy to cook much, then I had a baby and really stopped cooking almost altogether. But I’m happy to say that I’m back to making this after an almost two-year hiatus. My little girl is now 15 months old and she loves this smoothie, too!

I have to say… I truly did not enjoy this recipe. I’m usually a big fan of your recipes (and smoothies in general) but the consistency here was just subpar. The chia seeds didn’t expand and tasted like toes. But keep up the good work! I loved your pumpkin mac’n cheeze sauce as well as your butternut squash mac’n cheeze sauce.